Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Meranda Keller | HONOLULU, (July, 17, 2015) Sailor and airmen volunteers participate in Honolulu...... read more read more
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HONOLULU — A group of 20 service members, stationed throughout Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, volunteered at the Honolulu Community Action Program’s (HCAP) food distribution center July 17.
During their volunteer service, the service members distributed fresh produce, along with other perishable and non-perishable food items, to disabled seniors and low income families and individuals of the Kalihi valley housing area.
“Our relationship with the military volunteers is outstanding,” said Ace Tufu, Kalihi-Palama District Service Center Manager. “We just do not have the staff to do everything we do, without them we would not be able to make this event successful."
The HCAP is a private, non-profit organization, which delivers need-based human services to the economically challenged on the island of Oahu since 1965. Currently, the number of individuals and families who receive food from HCAP each month continues to grow, averaging approximately 900 families a month.
U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Britney Canzaro, assigned to 647th Logistics Readiness Squadron and first-time volunteer at HCAP, said she was surprised to see the line of people wrapped about the building needing food.
“I was surprised with the variety of food and the amount of people waiting in line," said Canzaro. “The bananas were the first thing to go, then the candy.”
Ohana Produce works in collaboration with the HCAP, offering its services through four District Service Centers: Windward, Kalihi-Palama, Central and Leeward.
HCAP’s programs and services impacted over 20,000 low-income individuals and families throughout the island of Oahu.
| Date Taken: | 07.17.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 07.21.2015 19:59 |
| Story ID: | 170708 |
| Location: | HONOLULU, HAWAII, US |
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